Tennis Village

SUSTAINABILITY

With the negative impact single-use plastic has on our planet, the Championship collaborated with DGrade to reduce our imprint on the environment.

DGrade is a recycling initiative that turns plastic into yarn to produce clothing. All of our volunteers wore tops and caps made up of 50% Greenspun™ (a highquality yarn developed by DGrade) woven with 50% cotton.

Working closely with Zayed Sports City, we were able to deploy approximately 100 recycling bins around the venue to collect PET1 plastic (water bottles) across the three days of the tournament. An astounding 8,000 plastic bottles were collected after the event; in other words, that is a whole lot of clothing!

In addition, all PVC branding used throughout the Mubadala Community Cup was collected and recycled into sports bags for our young champions!

Should you wish to play your part, please visit www.dgrade.com to find out more on how to reduce your plastic waste.

Volunteers wore tops and caps made up of 50% Greenspun™

Around 100 recycling bins were placed around the venue

TENNIS VILLAGE

Going from strength-to-strength each year, the Tennis Village is now as lively as the on-court action with plenty to keep fans of all ages engaged. The 2019 off-court experience was no exception with more sponsor activations and live entertainment than ever before!

Freestyling skills Tsitsipas demonstrates his cooking skills Taking aim

Kids on the prowl Immersed in virtual reality